Public Notices 06-01-23
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
TAMMIE WILSON aka TAMMY WILSON, PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
M & M RENTALS PROPERTIES, LLC dba
M & M RENTALS and heirs at law of JOE H. COOLEY, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 2023-52
SUMMONS
BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Heirs at Law of Joe H. Cooley (last known address)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU
MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAIL OR HAND DELIVER A COPY OF A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO
THE COMPLAINT TO JERRY D. SHARP, PLLC, 3217 AUDUBON DRIVE, LAUREL, MS
39440, ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF(S). YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR
DELIVERED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY OF THIS
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT OR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST
YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER THINGS DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT.
YOU MUST ALSO FILE THE ORIGINAL OF YOUR RESPONSE WITH THE CLERK OF THIS
COURT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AFTERWARD.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, THIS THE 4th DAY OF
MAY, 2023.
GEARY JACKSON
Chancery Clerk of Wayne County,
Mississippi
(Seal)
BY /s/ Brenda Mills D.C.
JERRY D. SHARP, ESQUIRE, MSB # 1013884
Jerry D. Sharp, PLLC
3217 Audubon Drive
Laurel, MS 39440
Telephone 601-425-3000
Facsimile 601-425-3311
mailto:jerrys@jerrysharplawfirm.com
John 3:16
Publication Dates: May 18, 25 & June 01, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY C. PALMER, DECEASED
REGINALD A. PALMER, EXECUTOR
NO. 2023-94
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF MARY C. PALMER
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 8th day of May, 2023, by
the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned,
REGINALD A. PALMER, Executor of the Estate of Mary C. Palmer, deceased,
notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate
to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate and
registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from the first
publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
THIS the 8th day of May, 2023.
/s/ Reginald A. Palmer
REGINALD A. PALMER, Executor
Publish: May 18, 25 & June 01, 2023
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2015 FORD FUSION VIN:3FA6P0H72FR261118 to be sold July 01, 2023 at 9:00
a.m., Stacey's Wrecker Service LLC, 919 Wayne St., Waynesboro, Ms.
39367. Tel: 601-735-2008.
Publish: May 18, 25 & June 01, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF FREDERICK SUMRALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND AND
CUSTODIAN OF GTR, A MINOR, AND CHARLOTTE SUMRALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS
NEXT FRIEND AND CUSTODIAN OF GTR, A MINOR, PETITIONERS
VERSUS
GABRIELLE RANKIN, NATURAL MOTHER OF GTR, A MINOR, AND UNKNOWN NATURAL
FATHER(S) OF GTR, A MINOR, RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO.: 2022-209
RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
To: GABRIELLE RANKIN, NATURAL MOTHER OF GTR (WHEREVER SHE MAY BE FOUND)
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT(S)
You have been made a Respondent in the Petition filed in this Court by
the Petitioners seeking termination of parental rights.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said Petition for
Termination of Parental Rights regarding the minor child GTR born to
Gabrielle Rankin in July, 2022, at 9:30 o'clock A.M. on the 21st day
of June, 2023, in the courtroom of the Wayne County Chancery Courthouse
at Waynesboro, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and
defend a judgment will be entered against you for the money or other
things demanded in the petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 15th day of May,
2023.
GEARY JACKSON
Wayne County, Mississippi Chancery Clerk
LAVERNE EVERETT
By: Deputy Clerk
PUBLISH: MAY 25 & JUNE 01 & 08, 2023
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WAYNE COUNTY, MS
will receive bids for the purchase of the following:
LEASE PURCHASE OF ONE NEW 16,000 LB MINIMUM EXCAVATOR, CAB AND AIR
CONDITION WITH 48" DIGGIGN BUCKET, AND A 36" GENERAL PURPOSE BUCKET, AND
12 x 24 HYDRAULIC THUMB ATTACHMENT FOR DISTRICT ONE.
Competitive sealed bids will be received up to June 22, 2023 at 10:00
a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Office. The physical address to the
Board of Supervisors is 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS, 39367
Contact the Board of Supervisors for bid specifications at (601)
735-6242 or email at purchasing@waynecountyms.gov.
The lowest and best bid received will be accepted, subject to the
provisions of Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated as
amended, and the Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids
received.
*** DELIVERY TIME SHALL BE WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE ORDER SO
ORDERED, this the 18th day of May 2023.
Holley Lewis,
Purchase Clerk,
Wayne County Board of Supervisors
Publish: May 25 and June 1, 2023
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2018, Shannon D. Cooley and wife, Melissa A.
Cooley, executed a Land Deed of Trust to John R. Gunn, Trustee for the
benefit of First State Bank, which Deed of Trust was recorded April 16,
2018, in the Land Deed of Trust Records as Instrument 201801161 in the
Chancery Clerk's Office of Wayne County, Mississippi,
WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust and the legal holder of the note secured
by said Deed of Trust has requested the undersigned to sell said
property for the purpose of satisfying the indebtedness and cost of
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the undersigned Trustee
will, on the 16th day of June, 2023, offer for sale at public outcry and
sell during the legal hours of sale, being between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Main Front door of the Wayne County Courthouse
in the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder,
the following described property situated in Wayne County, Mississippi,
to-wit:
A parcel of land in the SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section
17, Township 7 North, Range 7 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, more
particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at a
point on the forty line 231 feet East of the Southwest corner of the SW
1/4 of NE 1/4 of said Section 17 for the Point of Beginning; thence
continue East along the forty line for a distance of 672 feet; thence
run North for a distance of 810 feet; thence run West for a distance of
510 feet, more or less, to the Southerly right-of-way of U. S. Highway
#63; thence run in a Southwesterly direction along the Southerly
right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #63 for a distance of 672 feet, more
or less, to the Northeast corner of the property conveyed by M. J. Bunch
and wife, Edith Bunch to Robert D. Cooley and wife, Mildred B. Cooley,
dated May 22, 1987; thence run in a Southeasterly direction along a
fence and the property line of Robert D. Cooley and wife, Mildred B.
Cooley, for a distance of 155 feet, more or less, to the West forty line
of the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of said Section 17; thence run South along said
forty line for a distance of 74 feet; thence run Northeasterly along a
pond dam for a distance of 220 feet; thence run South for a distance of
211 feet, more or less, to the South forty line of the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4
and the Point of Beginning, containing 10 acres, more or less.
together with all and singular the improvements situated thereon and
hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
Title to said property is presumed to be good but I will convey only
such title as is vested in me as Trustee.
The aforesaid property will be sold and conveyed without covenants of
representation or warranty, and subject to taxes, if any, which may be
outstanding.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE this the 22nd day of May, 2023.
/s/ JOHN R. GUNN, Trustee
JOHN R. GUNN - MSB # 5069
ATTORNEY AT LAW
POST OFFICE BOX 1154
WAYNESBORO, MS 39367
(601) 735-3440
POSTED: May 22, 2023
PUBLISHED: May 25, June 1, 8, & 15, 2023
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit
Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
in the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 515 Amite
Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201.
Consideration will be given to the following surface mining bond release
application(s):
Dunn Roadbuilders LLC, A1741,
Permit No. P09-028, Wayne County, Mississippi
The applicant seeks the release of 90% of the performance bond posted to
cover the reclamation of 14 acres of surface mined land located in
Section 23, Township 9N, Range 6W, Wayne County, Mississippi
Dunn Roadbuilders LLC, A1781,
Permit No. P10-033, Wayne County, Mississippi
The applicants seeks the release of 90% of the performance bond posted
to cover the reclamation of 16.5 acres of surface mined land located in
Section 17, Township 9N, Range 5W, Wayne County, Mississippi
All comments must be received by the Office of Geology no later than
June 22, 2023, in order to forward a copy of the comments to the
operator and to incorporate the comments into the hearing records as
required by law.
For further information, write the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, P.O. Box 2279, Jackson,
Mississippi 39225, or call (601) 961-5527.
James Matheny,
Division Director,
Mining and Reclamation Division
Publish: May 25, June 1 & June 8, 2023
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 128-2023-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LANDS:
PROPOSED 80 ACRE OIL UNIT:
The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section26 and the
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 10
North, Range 9 West, West Eucutta Field, Wayne County, Mississippi and
containing 80 acres, more or less.
Please take notice that beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21,
2023, in the hearing room, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson,
Mississippi, the State Oil and Gas Board will hear the Amended Petition
of MJD Production, Inc. for authority to drill its Pace-Moore 26-13 No.
1 Well on the above described 80 acre oil unit. Petitioner proposes to
drill said Well at a regular location approximately 400' from the west
line and 600' from the south line of Section 26, Township 10 North,
Range 9 West to an approximate depth of 8600' to test the Paluxy
formation and all other formations and pools which may be encountered,
in the above described 80+- acre oil unit. The proposed well location is
regular under the Special Field Rules established for Eucutta Field.
Petitioner is also requesting the integration of all interests, with
alternate risk charges assessed to non-consenting owners identified in
the Petition, in the above-described unit.
A copy of said Amended Petition is on file in the offices of the State
Oil and Gas Board and may be there examined by any persons interested.
At said hearing, all interested persons may appear and be heard.
If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance, you must
notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney of your intention in
writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Failure to so
notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney shall be a waiver of
your right to contest or request continuance.
You are advised the Board may adopt orders concerning a petition that
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and Board will
enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
DATED, this the 18th day of May 2023.
MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD
By: /s/ Jesse S. New
Jesse S. New
State Oil and Gas Supervisor
PETITIONER'S ATTORNEY:
J. Jeffrey Trotter (MSB No. 9670)
Alex Bondurant (MSB No. 104553)
Adams and Reese, LLP
1018 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 800
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: (601) 353-3234
Fax: (601) 355-9708
Publish: June 01, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES THOMAS KITTRELL, DECEASED
JUNE W. KITTRELL, EXECUTRIX
NO. 2023-114
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES THOMAS KITTRELL
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 24th day of May, 2023,
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned,
JUNE W. KITTRELL, Executrix of the Estate of James Thomas Kittrell,
deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against
said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate
and registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from the
first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
THIS the 24th day of May, 2023.
/s/ June W. Kittrell
JUNE W. KITTRELL, Executrix
Publish: June 1, 8 & 15, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JO ANN SHAW BARBER, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2023-00084
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: MARGARET SHARRON SHOCKLEY, Last known address: 503 Club Lake Drive;
Rockport, TX 78382
TO: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Successor in interest to NATIONSBANK, N.A.,
Successor in interest to BOATMEN'S NATIONAL BANK OF OKLAHOMA f/k/a
BANK IV OKLAHOMA, N.A., Last known address: 101 North Tryon Street,
Suite 170; Charlotte, NC 28202
MARGARET SHARRON SHOCKLEY and BANK IV OKLAHOMA, N.A., are the named
executor and alternate executor, respectively, in the Last Will and
Testament of Jo Ann Shaw Barber, Deceased. A Petition for
Administration with Will Annexed and for Issuance of Letters of
Administration was filed April 28, 2023, in the Wayne County Chancery
Court for appointment of another person as Administrator to dispose of
the Deceased's assets located in Mississippi only.
You are hereby summoned to appear and defend against said Petition on
July 17, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., in the Chancery Courtroom of the Wayne
County Courthouse in Waynesboro, Mississippi. In case of your failure
to appear and defend against said Petition, a judgment may be entered
for the relief demanded.
You are not required to file an Answer or other responsive pleading, but
you may do so if you desire. Any such Answer or other responsive
pleading may be mailed or faxed to: The Harrion Law Firm, PLLC; 834
Newland Street; Jackson, MS 39211; Fax: 866-774-5290. However, you must
also file the original of the Answer or other responsive pleading with
the Court Clerk within a reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, on the 17th day of May,
2023.
GEARY JACKSON
Wayne County Chancery Clerk
609 Azalea Drive
Waynesboro, MS 39367
By: Brenda Mills, D.C.
Requested by:
Reginald P. Harrion, Bar #101053
THE HARRION LAW FIRM, PLLC
834 Newland Street
Jackson, MS 39211-4548
Telephone: 601-919-7575
Publish: JUNE 01, 08 & 15, 2023
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